Walker Of The Worlds

Lin Mu was both confused and intrigued upon hearing Kunzi's words.

"Outlawed in some and legal in others?" Lin Mu asked for clarification.

"Yes. The kingdoms of the Eight Kingdom alliance all have certain cultivation techniques that they have banned within their kingdoms. There are several reasons for it. But on the surface, they say that they have banned techniques that had been used by great criminals in the past.

But in reality, most of the techniques they outlaw are those that are counters against their royal cultivation techniques. Which is why there are different banned techniques in different kingdoms." Kunzi gave a quick explanation.

Just from hearing this, Lin Mu quickly deciphered the ploy of the kingdoms.

While it seemed like outlawing a technique that went against their own was fine, it had greater implications. After all, if they were so worried they could very well modify their own techniques to have a counter to that.

'No… they probably have that already. This seems to be a much wider thing…' Lin Mu thought to himself.

"All of it is just ridiculous. I am from the Ridge Valley kingdom, and the technique I use is perfectly legal there. But then I was forced by some local officials to leave the kingdom and went to the Lush Stream kingdom which is located just next to it.

I never knew the technique was illegal there and was then caught." Immortal Taegu spoke up seeing that Lin Mu didn't seem to be unreasonable.

"Oh?" Lin Mu raised a brow, smelling the foul play at work.

"Tell me, were you always a bandit?" Lin Mu questioned.

fifty years before I joined under a traveling merchant as an apprentice. After learning from him for

the man was filled with honor when

you resort to banditry?" Lin Mu

expression darkened at this point, and a hint

I also invited the ire of several merchants and businessmen with that." Taegu took

to underhanded means when things weren't according to their liking. Of

and implicated my caravan in transporting adulterated goods. All of it was false!"

that. Eventually, I realized, that if I continued to do business there I would be taking great loss. A few of the city officials though advised me to take my business

all that I had was taken from me. The officials said it was the work of bandits, but I knew

living an honest life was simply not enough and even if I did my best I would be pushed around, I decided to use force. I

the very same merchants who had once forced me

~Sigh~

this, finding it to be a rather common

the end is it?"

seemed like the city officials knew about my cultivation technique. They also knew that it was a banned technique in

stayed in seclusion to get stronger. It wasn't until I started raiding the merchant caravans did they identify me again

when I finally broke through to the immortal realm, they managed to catch me." Immortal Taegu replied in a tired

understood all of it to be nothing but corruption